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The Joys of Dexamethasone
Well, the side effects of Dex have truly hit me in the last few days! Less than a week out from my third chemo and I am sick of feeling like a bloated lump who gets home each night with cankles and s...
I found Maxalon about as useful as eating fruit tingles. Pramin worked ok, but ondansetron was the bomb. If you get sick of popping drugs, the ginger travel sickness tablets worked reasonably well too, The effects don't last long but handy to have in your bag out shopping or whatever as a back up. Mind you, I can't stand even the smell of them these days.
I was pretty luck with the eyebrows and lashes. Enough stayed that with make up it wasn't noticeable. Wunderbrows is really good to add in some fibres and stays on all day.
My eyelashes did eventually go but not until a month after chemo. I'd been out and worn makeup. When I used the eyemakeup remover that night they all came out! They did that again about two months later. It was a bit of a shock as I though I was home and hosed after chemo finished, but no.
I was pretty luck with the eyebrows and lashes. Enough stayed that with make up it wasn't noticeable. Wunderbrows is really good to add in some fibres and stays on all day.
My eyelashes did eventually go but not until a month after chemo. I'd been out and worn makeup. When I used the eyemakeup remover that night they all came out! They did that again about two months later. It was a bit of a shock as I though I was home and hosed after chemo finished, but no.